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. 2014 Apr;96(3):239.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.3.239.

Reverse tissue expansion

I Teo  1 , S Cairns, A J Stephenson
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Reverse tissue expansion

I Teo et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Apr.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Preoperative photograph of a lesion on the medial aspect of a 91-year-old woman’s calf. Arrow indicating the abnormality to be excised.
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Figure 2
Postoperative photograph with arrow indicating a neat, linear scar following excision. Patient had undergone three weeks of compression bandaging preoperatively, excisional surgery with direct closure and by two weeks of compression bandaging postoperatively for wound support.
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